Flag of the Dominican Republic
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State and war flag and ensign, ratio: 5:8
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Civil flag and ensign, ratio: 5:8
The Flag of the Dominican Republic , as described by Article 96 of the Dominican Constitution, features a centered white cross that extends to the edges and divides the flag into four rectangles —the top ones are blue (hoist side) and red, and the bottom ones are red (hoist side) and blue. In the state and war flag and ensign, a small coat of arms featuring a shield supported by an olive branch (left) and a palm branch (right) is at the center of the cross; above the shield, a blue ribbon displays the national motto: Dios, Patria, Libertad (God, Fatherland, Liberty). Below the shield, the words Republica Dominicana appear on a red ribbon (this red ribbon is sometimes depicted having its tips pointing upward). In the center of the shield, flanked by three spears (two of them holding Dominican banners) on each side, is a Bible with a small cross above it, which is supposedly opened to the Gospel of John, 8:32, which reads Y la verdad os hará libres (And the truth shall set you free).
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he:דגל הרפובליקה הדומיניקנית it:Bandiera della Repubblica Dominicana pl:Flaga Dominikany pt:Bandeira da República Dominicana